Ear device



A. E. WALLER.

EAR DEVICE.

APPLICATION FILED SEPT. 3, I919.

1,368,308, Patented Feb. 15,1921.

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UNITED STATES ANTHONY E. WALLER, OF EDGEWOOD, RHODE ISLAND.

EAR DEVICE.

Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented Feb. 15, 1921.

Application filed September 3, 1919. Serial No. 321,385.

To all whom it may concern Be it known that I, ANTHONY E. IVALLER, acitizen of the United States, and resident of Edgewood, in the county ofProvidence and State of Rhode Island, have invented certain new anduseful Improvements in Ear Devices, of which the following is aspecification.

This invention relates to ear clamps, ear drops and the like by whichimitation gems or ornaments may be readily attached to the ear of thewearer, and the Object of this invention is to provide such a clamp orthe like with means for retaining a non-metallic member to which a gemor ornament may be readily secured by the use of cement thus greatlyreducing the cost of securing imitation gems in position on devices ofthis character.

With these and other objects in view, the invention consists of certainnovel features of construction, as will be more fully described, andparticularly pointed out in the appended claim.

In the accompanying drawings:

Figure 1- is a side elevation partly in section illustrating one form ofear clamp with my improved cup-shaped ear engaging member in section,and showing a non-metallic body as secured in the cup.

Fig. 2- is a detail illustrating a non-metallic body which is secured inthe engaging cup-shaped member of the clamp.

Fig. 3- is a front view of the ear clamp shown in Fig. 1.

Referring to the drawings, 10 designates the stem portion of the clamp,which is preferably formed of wire and is herein shown as being bent ina loop form to pass around beneath the lobe of the ear. The front end 11of the wire is preferably struck and swaged out into a flat disk whichis drawn up into cup form as at 12. A nonmetallic body 13 is provided ofa size to fit into this cup-shaped member which body member may be madeof any suitable nonmetallic material to which cement will readilyadhere, but I preferably employ celluloid, Xylonite or other similarsubstances.

When this non-metallic body is positioned in the cup-shaped member Ithen turn inwardly the thinned out edge or periphery 14: of the cup overthe beveled edge 15 of the body thus providing a plain, front surfaceufacturing jewelers who mount the gems and complete the finishing of thedevice ready for the market.

It is found in practice that by the provision of a non-metallic surfacesuch as is provided with this celluloid body, a gem may be very readilyand securely fastened to the surface thereof by cement thus eliminatingthe cost of forming the usual gem setting and mounting a gem therein.

In some cases instead of cementing the imitation gem or ornamentdirectly to the face of the non-metallic member the imitation gems areset in celluloid mountings 18 by which construction the two celluloidsurfaces may be more freely secured to each other by cement.

I do not wish to be restricted in this application of connecting anon-metallic block to the particular form of ear ornament shown, as thisblock may be attached to an ear block, or car drop, or car clamp or anyother style of gem supporting ear attachment.

The foregoing description is directed solely toward the constructionillustrated, but I desire it to be understood that I reserve theprivilege of resorting to all the mechanical changes to which the deviceis susceptible, the invention being defined and limited only by theterms of the appended claim.

I claim:

An ear device comprising a stem having a cup-shaped ear engaging memberat one end thereof, provided with an inturned edge, a non-metallic bodysecured and retained in said cup by said edge, said body having anexposed face substantially flush with said edge to which the ornamentmay be subsequently cemented.

In testimony whereof I affix my signature.

ANTHONY E. WALLER.

